Officials from Mecca pact countries to meet Iranian officials: Reuters
The talks aim to ease regional tensions and deter renewed fighting as the three countries seek a security framework independent of Washington.
- On October 26, Saudi, Pakistani, and Turkish officials met Iran's security chief in Tehran to discuss Iran's potential entry into the Mecca Joint Defence Agreement.
- Rising regional instability and incessant Houthi attacks prompted the emergency dialogue, with Riyadh seeking to contain escalation and create a diplomatic path out of the crisis.
- Prince Khalid led the delegation alongside Pakistan's Army Staff Field Marshal Asim Munir and Turkish intelligence chief Ibrahim Kalin, with the Saudi official called the "strategic mastermind of Saudi Arabia."
- Iran's inclusion would bind Turkey and Pakistan against American or Israeli strikes, since the pact treats an attack on one member as an attack on all.
- United Nations Secretary General Antonio Guterres warned it is "essential to stop any escalation" as regional tensions remain volatile ahead of next week's US midterms.
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